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If you happened to be walking across Westminster Bridge earlier this week and encountered the odd sight of some people in waders haranguing a wind swept government minister then let me just explain. The people inside the waders were members of some of the UK’s many river action groups –...

The Environment Agency has issued a warning over a pollution incident on the River Trent where cyanide and sewage were released into the water killing hundreds of fish. Pollution incidents like this are one of the many threats facing our waterways in the UK. The RSPB, the WWF, the Association of...

Rivers have been in the news today on our screens and in our newspapers because England and Wales are failing to meet European targets for water quality. This is an issue that has been highlighted by the Our Rivers campaign which the RSPB is part of, along with the WWF, the Angling Trust and the...